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With each generation and with each passing day, we grow closer to losing a key part of our nation's unique heritage-the Cajun French language. Unless a concerted effort is made to preserve the language, this rich and vibrant culture will soon be relegated to the back pages of history. Cajun Vocabulation is one such labor of love-one man's attempt to preserve the unique heritage of his South Louisiana home.
Cajun Vocabulation is a dictionary and pronunciation guide for one of the major dialects of Cajun French. Author Gordon J. Voisin interviewed more than one hundred native speakers in order to create this unique cultural artifact. He not only presents the basics of the language; he does so without sacrificing any of the zest and humor for which Cajuns are famous. The words are written phonetically, so even those with little knowledge of Cajun French will quickly learn to approximate its unique sound.
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| Title of eBook: Cajun Vocabulation | |
| Release Date: 12-16-2011 | |
| Publisher: iUniverse.com |
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Cajun Vocabulation
Chapter One
Cajun Vocabulary
The most important aspect of Cajun French is the rolling "R." To make a rolling "R" you flutter the tip of the tongue, upon the top of your palate and roll them. Try saying the words through, throat, three and throw, and you've just rolled four "R's." All R's are rolled in Cajun French, no matter where they occur. Without them it sounds too Americanized, which isn't altogether bad, but misses the point of what the Cajun French is meant to sound like.
The two most used syllables in the Cajun vocabulary are the "Anh" and "Onh." The "Anh" is made by taking the word "and," cutting the sound in half, stressing the "a" and eliminating the "d" sound. Try saying the words "animal" "can" and "ran," and you've pronounced the "Anh" sound. For the "Onh" sound you would say the word "on", and stretch the "o" sound and eliminate the "n" sound. Try the words "going" "gaunt" and "don't" and you've just pronounced the "Onh" sound. There are many other syllables that may be indigenous to the Cajun language. They are as follows:
Ah: As in bother, cot or yacht. Ahl: As in Polly, collie or dolly. Anh: As in ran, land and tan. Arr: As in car, par or mar. Aud: As in laud, bawdy or pawed. Aw: As in saw, gnaw or father. Awl: As in crawl, doll or ball. Awm: As in ohm, home or roam. Awsh: As in caution awash or squash. Awz: As in clause, pause or cause. Bah: As in bayou, bottle or bother. Bawn: As in brawn, lawn or dawn. Buh: As in butter, butt or barrage. Cah or Kah: As in cog, college or collar. Caw: As in paw, awe or saw. Cawm: As in pome, loam or tome. Cawt: As in ought, caught o
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